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Photo Gallery – Duke vs Kentucky Women
Photos courtesy of Rick Crank! Click on one of the thumbnails to see a slideshow.
Blue Devil Women down Kentucky 54-48
DURHAM – Make no mistake about it, the third ranked Blue Devils win over tenth rated Kentucky wasn’t pretty to watch but the result was all roses for Coach McCallie’s troops. Much like the Xavier game, Duke fought hard on defense and hung on to defeat another top ten club while playing one the the [...]
Late Jasmine Thomas block helps #3 Duke secure a thrilling win over #4 Xavier
DURHAM – A marquee match up between third ranked Duke Blue Devils and the fourth ranked Xavier Musketeers took place in Cameron Indoor Stadium in a game which oddly had no television coverage. With a partial band and lack of cheerleaders due to the Christmas break, the team had to at times reach for emotion and that made the [...]
Duke Women Defeat BYU 69-54 in Season Opener
DURHAM – The fifth ranked Duke Women’s team settled in after a slow start to defeat a pesky Brigham Young team 69-54 in the season opener for both teams. Karima Christmas led the way offensively for the Blue Devils tallying 20 points to go with 7 rebounds. Jasmine Thomas started the game 0-7 from the field [...]
Star Prospect Elizabeth Williams signs with Duke
One has to wonder how long it will take the Cameron Crazies to call Elizabeth Williams “Queen Elizabeth,” for on the basketball court the 6-3 Virginia Beach prospects game evokes thoughts of royalty. Interestingly, Williams attends “Princess” Anne High School as well. Williams is ranked by many as the nations top girl prospect and she [...]
Duke Women’s Basketball Media Day Quotes
Head Coach Joanne P. McCallie On freshman transition from high school to college. What is one thing you are emphasizing? “Just really keeping them attacking all the time on defense and on offense. I think they understand attacking on offense better than they understand attacking on defense. So we are really trying to get that [...]
Blue Devil Women entertained two of the nation’s top prospects in Laney and Fagbenle
DURHAM – The Duke Women’s Basketball team will sport one of the best freshman classes ever to come through Duke this season after a banner recruiting season but the Blue Devils will not rest on their laurels. The Blue Devils have targeted some of the nations top prospects and two of those visited campus this [...]
Top prospect Shabazz Muhammad is high on Duke
Durham, N.C. – BDN is on the scene this weekend to bring you coverage not only of the TOC, but the Nike EYBL session 3 in Los Angeles. Look for some great offerings as the week goes on as we begin to churn out information from a busy holiday weekend. One of the highlights of [...]
Duke Women come up just short of Final Four
MEMPHIS, Tenn.– The sixth-ranked and second-seeded Duke women’s basketball team had its 2009-10 campaign come to a close on Monday night as 14th-ranked and fourth-seeded Baylor defeated the Blue Devils 51-48 at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tenn. Duke was held to a season-low 23.1 percent shooting and matched a season-low with 48 points. The Blue [...]
Duke Women Sweet 16 bound with 60-52 win over LSU
DURHAM, N.C.—Sixth-ranked and second-seeded Duke (29-5) advanced to its 12th NCAA Regional over the last 13 years as the Blue Devils downed 21st-ranked and seventh-seeded LSU, 60-52, on Monday night in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Junior Jasmine Thomas registered 15 points and senior Bridgette Mitchell added 12 for Duke, who held LSU to only 28.6 percent [...]
Duke women whip Hampton 72-37 in NCAA play
Jasmine Thomas went behind her back during a steal and layup, then lofted a perfect alley-oop pass to a teammate. Everything was coming easy for her and for Duke – just as it seemingly always does during NCAA tournament games at home. Thomas scored 11 of her 13 points during the decisive first half of [...]
ACC’s best, Duke Women cut the nets
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The final buzzer sounded, and Duke’s Joy Cheek flung the ball toward the ceiling before locking fellow seniors Keturah Jackson and Bridgette Mitchell in a long, lasting hug. Whoop it up, ladies. You’ve finally got an Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title. No. 9 Duke captured its first ACC championship since 2004 by [...]